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Abril 08, 2015

Japan Approves Overland Transportation Route for US Chipping Potatoes

After several years of negotiations, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) has agreed to allow US chipping potatoes to be transported overland from an international port to an approved processing facility in Kagoshima.

Abril 08, 2015

Haitai-Calbee to build snack factory in South Korea to meet soaring demand

Japanese snack maker Calbee will build a factory in South Korea to meet the soaring consumer appetite for its potato chips in that country.

Brown rot infected potato (Courtesy: Potato Council)

Abril 08, 2015

Russia threatens to restrict potato import from India

Russia threatens to impose temporary restrictions on import of Indian potatoes.based on phytosanitary concerns (brown rot agent)

Abril 06, 2015

TOMRA Sorting announces Japanese Language Website

TOMRA Sorting Food has launched a Japanese website, underlining the importance of Japan to the company’s global business strategy.

Marzo 29, 2015

India's Potato Exports Jump

India's potato exports jumped more than two-fold during April-December period of this fiscal to 2.5 lakh tonnes.

Dr. Stefan Doboczky, member of the Managing Board of Royal DSM, H. E. Jacques Werner, Ambassador of the Netherlands in Singapore, and Dr. Beh Swan Gin, Chairman of Singapore’s Economic Development Board

Marzo 29, 2015

DSM opens Nutrition Innovation Center in Singapore to support customers in Asia-Pacific

DSM Nutritional Products has opened a Nutrition Innovation Center for Asia Pacific as part of DSM’s new S$8.8 million premises at Mapletree Business City, further strengthening Singapore’s thriving nutrition science and technology ecosystem.

Potato farmers protest import of potatoes from Lebanon (Courtesy: The Daily Star)

Marzo 26, 2015

North Lebanon potato farmers protest imports from Egypt

Farmers in the North Lebanon town of Hissa protested Thursday potato imports they said would devastate their sales, state media reported.

Marzo 25, 2015

India marketing war? Pepsico - ITC focus on healthier packaged snacks

As growth slows down and intense competition emerges from regional brands in potato chips, PepsiCo and ITC are shifting their focus more towards newer and healthier forms of packaged snacks, the market for which is growing at twice the speed.

Marzo 25, 2015

West Bengal’s potato farmers in trouble - reportedly resulting in multiple suicides

Even though the ban by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on sale of potatoes to other states over the past three years has been lifted, cases of farmer suicides, which some say may have been driven by the fear of heavy losses, are still being reported.

Marzo 17, 2015

India to store potatoes and onions to avoid abnormal price increase

The Government of India has stepped up taking measures, well in advance, to avoid any situation of abnormal increase prices of onion and potato.

Marzo 15, 2015

China - Netherlands cooperation on improvement of China potato production

Raising China potato production is of utmost importance. In the coming years a great effort is to be made to meet the increasing demand of potatoes for fresh consumption and for industry.

Marzo 09, 2015

Pakistan can export up to one million tons of potatoes

Provincial Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Farrukh Javed has said that Pakistan is capable of exporting up to one million tons of potato because of its bumper crop this year.

Marzo 08, 2015

Deesa, Gujarat: not enough potato storage space

Potato farmers in Deesa, Gujarat are concerned because there is not enough potato storage space for the large harvest.

A worker is seen transporting potatoes to a local market after a spell of rain in Kolkata on Wednesday (Courtesy: Ashoke Chakrabarty)

Marzo 05, 2015

Potato prices West Bengal crash on bumper crop

A bumper crop, coupled with weak demand from other States, has led to a free-fall in potatoes prices in West Bengal.

Marzo 01, 2015

McDonalds India has cut sodium in its French Fries by 20%

Last month, McDonald's India has cut the amount of calories and salt on its Indian menu as it fights to hold on to customers in a rapidly growing developing market where newer, healthier fast-food options are just starting to catch on.

Febrero 26, 2015

McDonalds South Korea introduces Honey Butter French Fries

It was bound to happen. This isn't out of the blue. It makes perfectly good sense. In South Korea, McDonald's is rolling out honey butter french fries.

Febrero 25, 2015

Indian Government removes minimum export price potato

The Indian government has decided to remove the minimum export price of potato as its availability has increased and prices have eased in domestic markets.

Febrero 23, 2015

Karnataka potato farmers receive certified seed potatoes

In the Indian State of Karnataka, the Department of Horticulture has decided to provide certified seed potatoes to 1,000 farmers for pre-monsoon cultivation on a pilot basis.